November 9–12, 2024
Taking the form of an art event in Tokyo, Tokyo Artist Accelerator Program (TAAP) will create a stage for supported artists to talk about their works to an audience including gallerists, curators, and collectors from Japan and abroad.
What is TAAP Live
Presentation stage: A ten-minute presentation stage of ten artists each to talk about their work to the audience. They will present the outcomes of ongoing discussion with the selection committee members and mentors, consisting of gallerists, artists, collectors, curators and contemporary art specialists with diverse backgrounds.
Work in progress (exhibition): Exhibition of concepts, activities, and processes of each supported artist along with their presentations.
What is Tokyo Artist Accelerator Program (TAAP)
Tokyo Artist Accelerator Program (TAAP) is a program that supports young artists in the fields of fine arts or visual arts who aspire to be successful in the art market. TAAP focuses on the presentation of the artwork by the artists themselves, supporting them to both improve their ability to speak about their works and strengthen their concepts. The program provides highly flexible production support grants to selected artists, as well as eight months of continuous mentoring with various specialists in the field of contemporary art and creates opportunities for young artists to make speeches to contemporary art professionals in Japan and abroad (TAAP Live). This program supports the international advancement of young artists from Tokyo.
Venue
Hall A, Toda Hall & Conference Tokyo
4th Foor, Toda Building
1-7-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Date and time
Presentation stage
November 9 & 10, 2024 1–4:30pm. *November 11 will be invitation only.
Ten supported artists will make a ten-minute presentation each and receive advice from selection committee members and mentors.
*Please refer to the website for a detailed timetable of presentations. Presentations will be in Japanese.
Work in progress (exhibition)
November 9 & 10, 2024 11am–7pm. Last admission at 6:30pm
November 12, 2024 11am–3pm. Last admission at 2:30pm
November 11 will be invitation only
Showing artists
The first term supported artists of Tokyo Artist Accelerator Program (TAAP): Aoi Uni, Mio Amakusa, Shu Isaka, Hitomi Usui, Koichi Sato, Toru Takano, Kento Terada, MOYAN, Shota Yamauchi, Hwajin Lee.
Selection committee
Anna Ueda Curator, Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation / Ryudai Takano Photographer/Professor, Tokyo Zokei University / Miwa Taguchi Co-Founder, Taguchi Art Collection/Member of International Advisory Board, Bienal de São Paulo / Masako Hosoi Gallery Director, TARO NASU / Eiichi Yamaguchi Representative Director Art Powers Japan Association-Chairperson, Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Sportsand-Art-Driven Community Revitalization Committee.
Mentors
Taro Amano Chief Curator, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery / Daisuke Awata Art Critic / Kyoko Ebata Artist / Mahiko Kobayashi Director, biscuit gallery / Yukiko Fujimoto Representative Director, Bookend Publishing Co., Ltd./Director, Nonprofit Organization Art & Society Research Center.
Organizers
Organized by Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
Arts Council Tokyo
Kudan First Place 8F, 4-1-28, Kudankita,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0073, Japan
Hours: Monday–Friday. 10am–6pm / T: +81 (0)3 6256 8853 / Website / X: @TAAP_PR / Instagram: taap_pr / YouTube: here. For press: If you have any press enquiries about this event, please contact TAAP Secretariat. info [at] taap.art.
